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Field guide · Mountains
Diamer Division
Astore District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Sarwali Peak (Toshain I)
At 6,424 m the highest point of Azad Kashmir, rising at the head of the Shounter valley 18 km southwest of Nanga Parbat.
Sarwali Peak, also called Dabbar Peak, Toshe Ri or Toshain I, rises to 6,424 metres in the Shounter valley, on the border of Astore district and Neelum, and is the highest point of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It stands 18.3 km southwest of Nanga Parbat, above the Toshain (Rupal) Glacier, along a heavily glaciated ridge of technical peaks, Toshain II to V. No ascent to the true summit has been recorded.
Why go
- ✦The highest point of Azad Kashmir
- ✦18 km from Nanga Parbat
- ✦A ridge of glaciated Toshain peaks
How to Reach
From Kel in the upper Neelum valley, by jeep and on foot up the Shounter valley.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, July to September, when the Shounter valley is open.
Getting there, From Kel in the upper Neelum valley, by jeep and on foot up the Shounter valley.
Allow, Two to four days from Kel.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Sarwali Peak (Toshain I), within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Sarwali Peak (Toshain I)) is published yet.
